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Palko Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Stonycreek Mining · Surface
Controlled by Smith Thomas
Mcclellandtown, Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608478

MSHA record for Palko Strip (mine ID 3608478). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Stonycreek Mining 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Palko Strip sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

October 4, 1994 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Stonycreek Mining · Fall to the walkway or working surface

OPERATOR OF CAT HOE TOLD LABOR TO MOVE OUT OF WORK AREA LABOR MOVED TO BLIND SIDE OF OPERATOR. OPERATOR BEGAN TO SWING EXCAVATOR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE WITH BUCKET AND KNOCKED LABORER TO THE GRO UND. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND.